Eli Manning has six touchdown passes in an 0-4 season for the New York Giants, whom the Eagles oppose Sunday at MetLife Stadium.

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“The one thing that you marvel at is just how accurate Eli is,” Kelly said. “And the other thing that I don’t think Eli gets enough credit for is just how tough he is. I mean, he gets hit and just gets up and has the same exact demeanor and then goes and continues to do the exact thing. I think there’s a little toughness to Eli and just extreme accuracy when he’s throwing the football. There’s times when I think everybody thinks we’re pretty close in our coverage and he fits the ball in there.”

Manning isn’t that accurate. He’s thrown a league-leading nine interceptions. But Manning has been sacked 14 times. Only Ryan Tannehill (18) and Ben Roethlisberger (15) have been sacked more.

The Giants’ offensive line is reeling from injuries. It’s in such dire straits they signed Dallas Reynolds, formerly of the Eagles, off the streets.

The Eagles’ pass rush appears to be effective every other game. And this is the every other week.

Connor Barwin and Fletcher Cox lead the Eagles with two sacks each.

After Kelly fielded his weekly Vinny Curry question (yes, Vinny is improving, but ...) he tried to steer the reporter away from a dead end.

Curry isn’t playing because he’s not as good as the guy Kelly wants on the field.

“I think the one thing you have to realize is Cedric Thornton is probably playing our best defensive football right now,” Kelly said of the defensive end. “If you put Vinny in, who are we taking out? I’ve said that all along. I think Ced had probably five tackles on Sunday. You’re getting a lot of production out of him.”

Thornton got the only sack last week of Peyton Manning,who has been dropped only five times on the season.

Elsewhere, Eagles cornerback Brandon Boykin joined Patrick Chung on the injury report with a shoulder issue.

Kelly said Boykin was hurt on a punt in a 52-20 loss Sunday to the Denver Broncos.

The plan is for Boykin and Chung to work on a limited basis today. Kelly is hopeful Boykin will practice fully Thursday. The coach isn’t so sure of Chung.